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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Faceting machine talk and ideas
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<blockquote data-quote="Sodabowski" data-source="post: 123137" data-attributes="member: 2712"><p>Exactly, time and money. The reasons why I don't have the parts machined for my digital prototype yet. Maybe I'll hit the sweet spot when I graduate and get the teaching job and by that time you'll be ready to pull out those sweet sounding multilaps. I'm a strong believer of multilaps for some reason, although I understand they need to be respected more than regular single-grit laps. I've got a three-sector 600-1200-3000 for my proto and that will cover my basic needs for easy stones like quartzes and beryls. Definitely want to couple that with a dual-alloy polishing lap, and if I manage to get the machine to the trueness I want then both disks will be stacked for a single spindle-multidisk system. Small stones = small mechanical constraints on the lap. I know there are already many USB machines out there but the prices are insane, and for mass cutting of melee stones (and then buy an UltraTec for bigger stuff!) I can hit the $2K bar with no worries, since my design uses mostly standard industrial parts that can be bought even on ebay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sodabowski, post: 123137, member: 2712"] Exactly, time and money. The reasons why I don't have the parts machined for my digital prototype yet. Maybe I'll hit the sweet spot when I graduate and get the teaching job and by that time you'll be ready to pull out those sweet sounding multilaps. I'm a strong believer of multilaps for some reason, although I understand they need to be respected more than regular single-grit laps. I've got a three-sector 600-1200-3000 for my proto and that will cover my basic needs for easy stones like quartzes and beryls. Definitely want to couple that with a dual-alloy polishing lap, and if I manage to get the machine to the trueness I want then both disks will be stacked for a single spindle-multidisk system. Small stones = small mechanical constraints on the lap. I know there are already many USB machines out there but the prices are insane, and for mass cutting of melee stones (and then buy an UltraTec for bigger stuff!) I can hit the $2K bar with no worries, since my design uses mostly standard industrial parts that can be bought even on ebay. [/QUOTE]
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